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HOUSTON -- As a pitcher, Zach Duke isnt a fan of the short, 315-foot left-field fence known as the Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park. As a hitter, he has a different opinion. Duke allowed three hits over seven innings and hit an opposite-field, three-run homer in his first game of the season, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 11-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. "Theyre OK as long as Im hitting," Duke said of the Crawford Boxes after his surprising first-game performance after returning from a broken hand in spring training. Dukes first home run in seven major league seasons came in the Diamondbacks four-run fourth inning, a shot over the left-field fence off Bud Norris (2-4). "I got to first base and was looking for the ball and didnt see it," Duke said. "I was kind of shocked myself." Arizona has won four in a row, 11 of 12 and 13 of its last 15. Duke (1-0), acquired from Pittsburgh in a trade last November, missed Arizonas first 51 games while recovering from the injury. The Astros didnt get a hit until Clint Barmes single to left with one out in the fourth. And, Duke was just as impressive on the mound as at the plate. Activated from the disabled list earlier Saturday, Duke didnt allow another runner until he walked Matt Downs in the sixth. Carlos Lee and Brett Wallace each singled in the seventh. "Knock on wood, its not easy," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "Things are falling into place for us now. Were getting good contributions from everybody. Ill try to rest some guys tomorrow and keep everyone involved." Duke thought he was ready to go, and it showed. "I felt good in my rehab starts," Duke said. "I threw a lot of strikes and got a lot of groundballs. Thankfully, I was able to get into a rhythm early and I put it in my mind that I wasnt going to try to do too much and let the defence work. "Im really happy the way it worked out." Duke, who walked one and struck out four, made two rehab assignments before making his first start of the season. Miguel Montero had an RBI double in the fourth and an RBI hit in the eighth for Arizona. After Monteros run-scoring hit in the eighth, Gerardo Parra hit a two-run homer off Jose Valdez. Stephen Drew drove in another run, and a sacrifice fly by Chris Young gave Arizona two more in the ninth inning. The Diamondbacks got 13 hits and benefited from Dukes big return. "It was lights out, nice to see," centre-fielder Chris Young said. "It was kind of unexpected, his first time out and all. You expect a guy coming out his first time to be feeling his way around a little bit. "He kept guys off balance, put his pitches where he wanted them and came inside well. He really controlled the momentum of the game." Lee broke up Arizonas shutout bid with a double to the left-field corner off Zach Kroenke in the Astros three-run ninth. "We havent had one like that in a while," Astros manager Brad Mills said. "Weve been playing really well and in all those games. Thats probably the biggest shock. "If we were able to make a couple of plays, Bud gets out of the inning with just a couple of runs and is able to go a little bit farther into the game." Norris allowed seven hits, two earned runs, struck out four and walked two in five innings. He has lost his last three decisions. The Diamondbacks took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Drew and Montero each singled and Juan Miranda walked to load the bases with one out. Norris balked with Parra at the plate, forcing in the first run. Parra then hit a sacrifice fly to left field for the second run. Notes: Duke had a four-hitter against the Astros on April 13, 2009. ... Earlier this season, the Diamondbacks lost six straight games by one run. Theyve now won seven in a row by one run, including Friday nights 7-6 victory after trailing 6-0 in the fourth inning. ... The Astros placed RHP Wandy Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list and called up Jordan Lyles from triple-A Oklahoma City. An MRI on Saturday revealed fluid buildup in Rodriguezs left elbow. Lyles will make his major league debut Tuesday against the Cubs. Raiders #98 Jersey . -- Packers cornerback Tramon Williams has been fined $26,250 for contact with an official, per NFL guidelines. Raiders #67 Jersey .ca NBA Power Rankings, but there are changes among those teams in pursuit. http://www.raidersstore.us.com/Black-94-Kevin-Burnett-Womens -Jersey/ .com) - Alabama and Florida State were predictably the top two teams in the latest installment of the BCS standings. Raiders #76 Jersey . 10 shirt. The Japan forward was presented on Wednesday as an AC Milan player after signing a 3 1/2-year contract on a free transfer from CSKA Moscow. Fred Biletnikoff Raiders Jersey . The Olympic hockey rookies will face top-seeded and 2006 Olympic champion Sweden on Wednesday in the quarterfinals. Kopitar, who plays for the Los Angeles Kings, is the only NHL player on the Slovenia squad. His father, Matjaz, is the national teams coach.Let the summertime celebrations begin! TSN and Kraft Canada hit the road tomorrow for the sixth-annual Kraft Celebration Tour. From August 15-24, the Kraft Celebration Tour criss-crosses the country to award each Top 10 winning community $25,000 towards building a better place to play, as well as host a live broadcast of SPORTSCENTRE, Canadas #1 sports news program. TSNs Darren Dutchyshen, Kate Beirness, Nabil Karim, and Jennifer Hedger hit the road from August 15-24 to host live editions of SPORTSCENTRE across the country as part of the Kraft Celebration Tour. Anchors Jennifer Hedger and Nabil Karim kick off the Kraft Celebration Tour with a live broadcast of SPORTSCENTRE in Montebello, Que. this Friday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. ET on TSN. RDS joins in on the Kraft Celebration Tour festivities in Québec, with Luc Bellemare, Michel Laprise, and Geneviève Langlois hosting a live broadcast of SPORTS 30 LE MAGAZINE from Montebello. The following day, SPORTSCENTRE touches down in Vancouver Island as anchors Darren Dutchyshen and Kate Beirness kick off the Western leg of the Tour when they bring SPORTSCENTRE to Nanaimo, B.C. on Saturday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. ET on TSN. "This is my first year on the Kraft Celebration Tour and Im incredibly excited to help the winners share their communitys story with SPORTSCENTRE fans across the country," said Karim. "I cant wait to travel this amazing country and see Canadians come together to build better places to play and celebrate their communities." In Eastern Canada, Hedger and Karim bring SPORTSCENTRE to Montebello, Que., Saint Andrews, N.B., Springhill, N.S, Charlottetown, P.E.I., and Gander, N.dddddddddddd.L.Dutchyshen and Beirness host SPORTSCENTRE from the winning communities on the Western half of the Kraft Celebration Tour, including Nanaimo, B.C., Barrhead, Alta., Prince Albert, Sask., Holland, Man., and Ottawa, Ont. Broadcast ScheduleAll live broadcasts of the 2014 Kraft Celebration Tour will air on the 6 p.m. ET edition of SPORTSCENTRE. The broadcast locations and dates are as follows:• Montebello, Que. – Friday, Aug. 15 on TSN• Nanaimo, B.C. – Saturday, Aug. 16 on TSN• Saint Andrews, N.B. – Sunday, Aug. 17 on TSN• Barrhead, Alta. – Monday, Aug. 18 on TSN• Springhill, N.S. – Tuesday, Aug. 19 on TSN• Prince Albert, Sask. – Wednesday, Aug. 20 on TSN• Charlottetown, P.E.I. – Thursday, Aug. 21 on TSN• Holland, Man. – Friday, Aug. 22 on TSN• Gander, N.L. – Saturday, Aug. 23 on TSN2• Ottawa, Ont. – Sunday, Aug. 24 on TSN Last month, the Top 10 winners went head-to-head in an online battle for the total grand prize of $100,000 – new prizing added to this years campaign. The grand prize winner will be revealed on SPORTSCENTRE on Monday, Aug. 25 – the day after the final Kraft Celebration Tour stop in Ottawa, Ont. Throughout the Kraft Celebration Tour, fans can keep up with all the action on social media by visiting and liking the Kraft Celebration Tour Fan Page on Facebook, and by following and interacting with the tours personalities on Twitter. Official Twitter hashtags for the Kraft Celebration Tour include #KCT, #kraftcelebrationtour, and #tourneedecelebrationkraft. ' ' '
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